Marc & the Mambas

Formed by Marc Almond (b. Peter Mark Sinclair Almond, 9 July 1957, Southport, Lancashire, England), Marc And The Mambas was a pseudonym that the singer employed for his more arcane and adventurous work. Weary of the restrictions that came with his pop star role in Soft Cell, the Mambas project enabled him to attempt more daring and original ideas without compromise. With the assistance of Annie Hogan, Almond completed Untitled in which he unveiled spirited revivals of material by artists such as Lou Reed and Jacques Brel. By 1983, Almond was plunging far deeper into the Marc...